Myhill extends West Brom stay

West Brom goalkeeper Boaz Myhill has signed a new two-year contract.Wales international Myhill put pen to paper on a deal which will keep him at the Hawthorns until at least the summer of 2015, the club have announced. The contract also contains a further year's option in the club's favour.Myhill enjoyed a seven-game run in the first team during November and December when current number one, Ben Foster, was sidelined with a hernia problem which required surgery.The Baggies new sporting and technical director, Richard Garlick, said: "We've seen this season, it is important to have a good number two."Boaz has definitely contributed to our success and stepped up to the plate when Ben Foster was injured."In the Barclays Premier League it is vital you have a number two you can trust in but also a number two that can push your number one."Everyone at the club has faith in both of them and, with Luke Daniels, we've got a good set of three keepers who push each other in training and have a good understanding with each other."Myhill spent last season on loan at Birmingham while Foster moved to the Hawthorns in a temporary move which became permanent during thew summer.The 30-year-old joined Albion from Hull in August 2010 and to date has won 14 caps for Wales.

Source: PA